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Many names had been put forward, but the one chosen by the Cabinet was kept secret, even from the Governor-General, until the moment of its announcement. [21] Lady Denman scans the slip of paper on which is written the name of Australia's capital, at a ceremony on 12 March 1913. The name had been kept a close secret until the ceremony.
Lord Denman, naming of Canberra ceremony 12 March 1913. The name of Canberra was eventually settled upon. At midday on 12 March 1913, the city was officially given this name by Lady Denman, at a ceremony on Kurrajong Hill (now known as Capital Hill). [19] This historic occasion was officiated over by the Australian Prime Minister, Andrew Fisher.
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
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Granted by King George V to the City of Canberra. The Australian Capital Territory is the only Australian jurisdiction without a coat of arms. Territorial Motto: PRO REGE LEGE ET GREGE: 7 November 1928 Illustrated with other elements of the coat of arms granted to the City of Canberra, meaning "For the King, the Law, and the People."
The best source to get these names is Sky Catalogue 2000.0, Volume 2 (Double Stars, Variable Stars, and Nonstellar Objects), in the chapter Glossary Of Selected Astronomical Names. Abt's Star is SV Crateris (ADS 8115/ HD 98088/ β 600) in Crater .
The Aboriginal "Emu in the sky".In Western astronomy terms, the Southern Cross is on the right, and Scorpius on the left; the head of the emu is the Coalsack.. A constellation used almost everywhere in Australian Aboriginal culture is the "Emu in the Sky", which consists of dark nebulae (opaque clouds of dust and gas in outer space) that are visible against the (centre and other sectors of the ...
Of the fifty-seven stars included in the new almanac, these two had no traditional names. The RAF insisted that all of the stars must have names, so new names were invented for them. [8] These names have been approved by the IAU WGSN. [2] The book Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning by R. H. Allen (1899) [9] has had effects on star names: